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**EspanaCamsInfo** · 07-15-2012, 02:45 PM

Here's a description of haleem: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haleem

Some people (like my family) make it especially spicy so we don't eat it during Ramadhan but our masjid does serve it - not for suhoor but for futoor. It is filling but it isn't really good for you. It also takes quite a bit of hard work to make but you can make a large quantity and freeze it and then defrost/reheat it to eat every day. But again, I would not recommend making it if you're not familiar with how it tastes. Try it out at a Pakistani restaurant and see if you like it.

There's also Arab and Persian Haleem. So if someone doesn't like Indian or Pakistani Haleem they can try those (Persian food in general tends to be pretty bland so if you don't like "spicy" food it may be worth a try).

And it can be healthy, it just depends on what you put in it and whether or not you eat it with bread and/or rice. When I make it I don't go crazy and put a bunch of lentils and grains in it. I just use barley, although this tends to give it a "slimier" texture.

07-15-2012, 02:45 PM	#10
EspanaCamsInfo Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 468 Senior Member	Here's a description of haleem: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haleem Some people (like my family) make it especially spicy so we don't eat it during Ramadhan but our masjid does serve it - not for suhoor but for futoor. It is filling but it isn't really good for you. It also takes quite a bit of hard work to make but you can make a large quantity and freeze it and then defrost/reheat it to eat every day. But again, I would not recommend making it if you're not familiar with how it tastes. Try it out at a Pakistani restaurant and see if you like it. There's also Arab and Persian Haleem. So if someone doesn't like Indian or Pakistani Haleem they can try those (Persian food in general tends to be pretty bland so if you don't like "spicy" food it may be worth a try). And it can be healthy, it just depends on what you put in it and whether or not you eat it with bread and/or rice. When I make it I don't go crazy and put a bunch of lentils and grains in it. I just use barley, although this tends to give it a "slimier" texture.
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